Asus X556UQ

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Asus X556UQ (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK X556UQ
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161219
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6200U 135,462 User benchmarks, average bench 41% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 76.7 1-Core 54.5 2-Core 130 53% 87 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 194 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 156 10% 156 Pts
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 520 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 10CE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7325 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	4.72% Terrible	Lighting 5.2 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 6 4% 7.27 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 8.3 6% 6.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.72% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SA1M128G1111 128GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 93 68 76 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 354 Write 160 Mixed 141 SusWrite 84.7 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 17.2 79% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 87 103% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 499GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 69 77 75 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 56 Write 55.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 69.7 42% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 04CB 8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 9.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 71%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical X556UQ Builds (Compare 364 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

System: Asus X556UQ

CPU
Core i7-6500UIntelBench 46%, 102,213 samples	175x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	149x
Core i3-6100UIntelBench 43%, 24,116 samples	21x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	242x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples	106x
HD Graphics 510IntelBench 2%, 6,504 samples	15x

SSD
SD8SBAT128G1002 128GBSandiskBench 58%, 3,654 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	19x
HFS512G32MND-3210A 512GBBench 83%, 1,708 samples	13x

RAM
8ATF51264HZ-2G1A1 Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBMicronBench 68%, 541 samples	33x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	33x
M471A5143EB0-CPB Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 8GBSamsungBench 67%, 1,291 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16